Your Creative Intentions: The Monday Post ~ May 12, 2014

A regular creative practice — a daily practice, if possible — is key to staying in touch with how you make meaning. Key to living, not postponing. (Let’s all agree to give up on “someday.”)

What are your plans for creative practice this week? Given the specifics of your schedule, decide on a realistic intention or practice plan — and ink that time in your calendar. The scheduling part is important, because as you know, if you try to “fit it in” around the edges, it generally won’t happen. An intention as simple as “I will write for 20 minutes every morning after breakfast” or “I will sketch a new still life on Wednesday evening” is what it’s all about. If appropriate, use time estimates to containerize your task, which can make a daunting project feel more accessible.

Share your intentions or goals as a comment to this post, and let us know how things went with your creative plans for last week, if you posted to last week’s Monday Post. We use a broad brush in defining creativity, so don’t be shy. We also often include well-being practices that support creativity, such as exercise and journaling.

Putting your intentions on “paper” helps you get clear on what you want to do — and sharing those intentions with this community leverages the motivation of an accountability group. Join us!

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Lots of birthday goings-on for my youngest last week (big 6!). Aside from Father’s Day, we now have a few months of respite from birthdays and major holidays. Phew.

My husband is home this week, and I like having him typing away industriously at his laptop while sitting in my office. Helps me stay focused 🙂

Lots and lots of editorial client work on the slate for this week, but I also plan to complete my Project Life catchup — and focus on the reinstatement of my morning routine. Other than that, staying on top of the house and praying for an offer!

hi all,
preparing for the pt art teaching interview took most of my energy last week so nope on the studio organizing
yes on dailey excersize of some sort
yes on getting to the interview and surviving
yes on writing thank you email for the interview
yes on showing up for new event in small town near here called Art On the Town on Saturday the 10th, painters matched with buisnesses show up with easels and paint for four hours and set out their wares for sale, no bites but peeps showed interest, made a painting I am pleased with.
this week *****
catch up on quilting assignment
paint on an auction promise I made many months ago
daily stationary bike
daily stretching
put away corduroys in winter storage chest until the fall
email the buisness I painted at a thank email and find out the name of the decision maker at the fancy dancy athlectic club so I can approach them to buy the painting I made.
daily gratitude meditation

Hello,
Last Thursday I started a challenge (set by myself!) to post a small painting every day for 30 days…

After a couple of years at home with my children they are both now off to school. The days have opened up but the short school day has left me feeling squeezed for time. Does anyone else feel that way?

I am six days in with twenty-four (and hopefully more) to go. On night Saturday I almost caved in and said “who cares?” but luckily my husband kept me honest. It is helping me improve my organisational skills and letting me work on my most favourite thing in the world – painting.

welcome!

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